Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely
- Taille
- 1–1.5
You can trigger a small avalanche in wind-drifted snow on steep easterly slopes above treeline. Wind-drifted snow can appear pillowy or lens-shaped and is found below ridgelines and in cross-loaded terrain features, like gullies or couloirs. If you experience cracking or hollow-sounding firm snow, you should move to wind-sheltered terrain at lower elevations for safer travel.